Creativity in the Capital

Host Casey Rafter sits down with Torch Club owner Marina Texeira and the venue's booking manager Mark Mitchell to discuss the Torch's legacy and what the future looks like for the historic Sacramento venue.

At Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library in mid-July, new "CitC" host Helen Harlan talks to Jason Jong, Sacramento's cultural and creative economy manager, about being a civil servant, arts ally and former percussionist in the East Bay's vibrant pan-Asian/Pacific American drum scene.

At a Hangout Gigs Live event in May, Brazilian native-Sacramento transplant Eduardo Faustino talked about the challenges of creating art in his homeland, developing a synergetic crew of musicians from all over the United States and managing a cafe with a performance space in otherwise tranquil Midtown Sacramento.

Sacramento transplant (care of Oakland) Jeremy Kaetzel talks about his history as a youth paster and the satisfaction he's found in creating 3D models for himself and his customers.

Sacramento's DJ Epik and Vinyl Honey opine on the expectations of a DJ, the differences between live stream and in-person audiences, what it takes to get a crowd moving and it all went down at Sac's newest hi-fi audio experience Legend Has It.

One of the best fusion bands in Sacramento is a group called Cosmic Roots.. This episode, recorded live in front of an audience at The Torch Club, brings us closer to the past present and future of this six-piece band of funk, hip-hop, soul and jazz performers.

Drag performer A La Mode has been performing burlesque and drag in Sacramento since 2019. After a year of ups and challenging downs, Mx. Mode joins us to talk about avoiding burnout, a living wage for performers and the experience of shedding their day job to pursue drag full time.

Sacramento pop musician Lillian Frances is navigating life as minimally as possible. This week you'll hear about her approach to releasing and marketing her music, her affinity for rock climbing, her charmingly, disarmingly vacuous Instagram alter ego and a good deal more.

We hear from the LabRats recorded live in October as Solving Sacramento merged its Hangout Gig’s video series with Creativity in the Capital in front of a live audience at the Torch Club.

If you missed this live event, join us Thursday, Dec. 19 at The Side Door.

https://solvingsacramentohangoutgigscosmicroots.eventbrite.com

This is our second episode of two recorded live at Sacramento's CLARA Auditorium. Founder of Girl's Rock Sacramento,

Larisa Bryski and blues champion and radio show host Mick Martin talk about inequality in opportunities here in Sacramento for young artists and the value of being an advocate, advocating for yourself and striving to keep on keepin' on. Toward the end of the talk, we do a little Q&A with the audience.

This episode was recorded live at Sacramento's CLARA Auditorium. Josh Fernandez and Terra Lopez talk about their lives, approach to their work and butting heads with authority before a Q&A with the audience.

Josh Fernandez's memoir "The Hands that Crafted the Bomb" is out now, published by PM Press.

Find Terra Lopez's music on Bandcamp and other streaming platforms. Her podcast is called "This is What It Feels Like."

Becky Lynn is a locally rooted standup comedian, performing in Sacramento, Chico and the Bay Area (and way beyond). In 2021, Becky and co-host Ta'Vi (fellow Sacramento comedian) began hosting "It's Crazy You're in My Business," a podcast about comedy, business and life.

Paul Bates makes videos of bands performing in his living room and posts them on the internet. A simple idea, a simple visual approach and a ton of depth beneath the VHS veneer. Find out what keeps this creator connected to Sacramento's music community as the podcast stretches its own creative legs with a few new additions.

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www.SolvingSacramento.org